30 May 2016

Mr. Hughes oversees strategic management of risk on an enterprise-wide basis. He is a member of RBC’s Group Executive…

17 February 2016

FEBRUARY 17, 2016 I am pleased to announce that Brian O’Donnell has joined the Global Risk Institute in Financial Services as an Executive-In-Residence.   Brian will initially focus his efforts on risks and opportunities relating to data issues and regulation.  Brian was most recently Chief  Data Officer at CIBC.  He has broad experience in Risk Management including risk… View Article

15 January 2016

JANUARY 15, 2016   The Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) has released an innovative e-booklet on ERM governance practices. This publication, titled Enterprise Risk Management: How do we govern it?, is a collection of essays by leading risk management practitioners. The essay topics reflect a wide range of key risk governance-related themes, such as governance structures,… View Article

19 November 2015

NOVEMBER 19, 2015   GRI is pleased to announce that investment expert Brian Gibson will host a lunchtime seminar for our C-suite executives from GRI’s member institutions on Wednesday December 9, in downtown Toronto. This event will focus on the strategies that can be used to earn higher returns while efficiently using risk capital. Brian… View Article

13 November 2015

While regulators have required that financial institutions assess model risk, there is no accepted approach for computing such risks. In this presentation, Professor Bertrand Maillet proposes a remedy for this lacuna via a general measure for estimating model risk which involves adjusting imperfect risk forecasts by outcomes from back-testing results. Professor Maillet’s presentation was followed… View Article